Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched nationwideinoculation drive against Covid-19 with two vaccine candidates approved by theDrugs and Controller General of India (DCGI), yesterday.
While Covaxin is an indigenous vaccine prepared byHyderabad based Bharat Biotech, Covishield is prepared by Serum Institue ofIndia that is an equivalent of Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine.
After the immunisation program was rolled out by thegovernment yesterday, 11 people in South and South-West district, 6 people in Eastas well as West districts, 5 in South East and the same number in New Delhi, 4in North West while two in central district and one in North district developedminor side-effects.
However, one of the persons developed severeside-effects. Total 4,319 healthcare workers were inoculated in the cityagainst the set target of 8,117.
Meanwhile, 1.91 lakh priority list healthcare andfrontline workers were inoculated on the first day at 3,351 centers acrossIndia.
Covaxin was allotted to six center run hospitals while 75 Delhigovernment and private hospital received Covishield.
During the launch event, that took place through virtualconference, the Prime Minister had cautioned people not to fall for "propagandaand rumours."